Pass the Mic

Greetings and Happy New Year!  It has been quite some time since I've submitted something for your consideration. I think it is appropriate to call it a "Brief Intermission." If you are here for the first time, I encourage you to go back and read the older post.  If you are returning,  Welcome Back!  In the first iteration of this project, I focused a great deal on being a source of encouragement to those in need. Although these posts may not resonate with each individual that chooses to click the link. The hope.. something you read you will find can be shared with someone else. I took some time to read my previous postings. In reflecting on some of the things I discussed then, it is interesting to see how far things have moved away from that starting point.  During that time.. (2018)  I was miserable.. to myself and to those around me I lost a whole lot of weight (in the most unhealthy way) I think I got as low as 150 lbs. at one point.  I was unemplo...